Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Business

Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points
Posted by Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

Best website to find clients

Hello,

I am working as a freelancer and find all my work from a website called People Per Hour. I get around one website project a month its not good and most of the time not worth the money.

What do you guys recommend? Whats the best way/websites to find clients?

Thanks

Adam

jne
jne
12,613 Points

When you can't find clients that needs a website from ex. people per hour, you should look after webpages from local stores/businesses and if they're webpage is crap, why not contact them and offer them a better webpage. You must convince them why they need a new webpage and why your new interface/design can help that business land more customers.

Robert Komaromi
Robert Komaromi
11,927 Points
Robert Komaromi
Robert Komaromi
11,927 Points

Have you looked into https://www.odesk.com/, https://www.elance.com/, http://www.fiverr.com/, http://www.guru.com/, https://www.freelancer.com, or http://www.flexjobs.com/?

Personally, I haven't tried any of these but will be looking into them in the coming months. I haven't heard of http://www.peopleperhour.com/ so thanks for mentioning it!

I too am curious as to how people find clients.

3 Answers

Nicholas Taylor
Nicholas Taylor
5,712 Points
Nicholas Taylor
Nicholas Taylor
5,712 Points

If you want consistent work as a freelancer you'll need a build a reputation and become sought after somehow.

To do this, I suggest setting up your own portfolio website and building your brand by adding useful/relevant content and connecting with people via a blog and social media.

A portfolio/blog would help get organic traffic which will in turn, bring you clients over the long run. Approach it as if you are an actual business and not just as a sole freelancer.

Example: http://justcreative.com/

Hope this helps, Nicholas

Robert Komaromi
Robert Komaromi
11,927 Points
Robert Komaromi
Robert Komaromi
11,927 Points

Good points! I think setting up a blog is a great way to attract and impress potential clients and employers. A blog could benefit you in the following ways:

  • Improve your writing and communication skills (and your technical knowledge, if you write about technical things)
  • Show people that you're actually human, and express your individuality through your blog posts
  • Show other's that you're passionate about what you do

Your blog doesn't need to have a lot of traffic for it to accomplish the above.

Frank Hughes
Frank Hughes
3,823 Points
Frank Hughes
Frank Hughes
3,823 Points

Another thumbs up for oDesk and Guru. If you have a few existing clients, then maximizing social media sites + offering promo/discount for referrals seems to work well.

Many professionals work solely from referrals!

Jack Campbell
Jack Campbell
1,822 Points
Jack Campbell
Jack Campbell
1,822 Points

These are all good sites. If you e-mail me I have a few clients that I could probably give to you. jackjackjack45@hotmail.com I would estimate that you could make around $50+/per hour from my clients depending on your skill set. Ill send your more details if you message me.